Role:

Salary: Career Graded 7-8, £31,548 – £39,372   

Location: Agile, Byker and homeworking  

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent    

Working for #TeamNP    

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.     

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.     

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.     

Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.     

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.      

Learn about our full benefits package    

The role  

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Crime Department as a Financial Investigator.  

This is your opportunity to conduct financial investigations to tackle the highest harm offenders involved in Serious and Organised Crime. In line with legislation, you will produce comprehensive files of evidence and use your expertise to decipher technical financial terminology and processes, ensuring this is understood in criminal justice procedures. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team who share a passion for disrupting criminal enterprises and who work hard to safeguard and protect vulnerable members of our communities in the Northeast Region. We are looking for individuals who are methodical, tenacious, and able to identify criminally obtained assets and using thorough knowledge of legislation and available legislative powers, prepare documentation required to satisfy a confiscation or forfeiture hearing.    

What you’ll do    

• Be responsible for the collation, examination, and analysis of complex financial evidence/intelligence from a variety of financial institutions and partner agencies. Ensuring financial investigations are completed to a high standard within agreed time limits, utilising the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and other relevant legislation to maximum effect to secure the confiscation of recoverable assets from criminals. 


• Prepare production order applications for submission to circuit judges. Serve the orders on the relevant institutions to obtain material in furtherance of financial investigations. 


• Prepare and present written statements for submission to the Crown Prosecution Service and courts to support the imposition of forfeiture and confiscation orders. 


• Attend court and give evidence regarding financial investigations. 


• Restrain assets believe to be the proceeds of crime or suitable for inclusion in confiscation orders in accordance with the Proceeds of Crime Act. 


• Lead and manage investigations into the civil recovery of seized assets and freezing of money in banks accounts which is suspected of being derived from criminality in accordance with POCA 2002.   

Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description

What you’ll bring    

• PIP2 Qualified or demonstrate work experience at an equivalent level. 


• To have or be willing to attain National Crime Agency (NCA) accreditation to use powers of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) as a Financial Investigator. 


• Ability to prepare and present case material to an acceptable standard including recording and retaining material. 


• Proven ability to plan and manage own workload to strict deadlines. 


• To demonstrate a flexible approach to the changing demands of the role. 


• Ability to follow processes, apply investigative methods and use investigative tools in line with thorough knowledge of current legislation to impact tactical decision making. 


• Adopt a creative and problem-solving mind set to progress financial investigations, directing / influencing partner agencies, to create a comprehensive disruption plan. 


• To be a highly self-motivated individual who can evidence their ability to work as part of a team. 


• Ability to plan, apply and evaluate different policing approaches alongside partner agencies and organisations, working with them effectively to the satisfaction of all those concerned.   

We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.     

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.    

Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Phil Thorburn, D/Inspector Economic and Cyber Crime by email at Philip.thoburn@northumbria.police.uk

What we offer    

• 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays  


• NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme  


• Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave  


• Flexi time – allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs  


• Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)  


• Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force  


• Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution  


• Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts  


• Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers  


• Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets  


• We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support.


• Access to gyms in some stations   


• Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel  


• Cycle to work scheme  


• Opportunity to volunteer in local community     

Just so you know    

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Finance Investigator with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.     

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face to face interview.  Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.     

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.    

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.      

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed.  A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.    

Terms of appointment 

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.   

If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.     

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.